Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses’
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Saturday he thinks President Donald Trump “committed impeachable offenses,” but said he…
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Wall Street Journal: White House pressured Georgia federal prosecutor to resign
White House officials pressured a top Georgia federal prosecutor to resign ahead of the state’s high stakes Senate runoff elections because…
Continue ReadingTrump considering Giuliani and Dershowitz for impeachment defense team
President Donald Trump is considering having Rudy Giuliani and Alan Dershowitz defend him if he faces another impeachment trial, two sources familiar…
Continue ReadingTrump would be only the 4th president to boycott his successor’s inauguration
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20. If he follows…
Continue ReadingMembers of Congress to get increased security while traveling through airports
Members of Congress will be getting increased security while traveling through airports in the aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol Wednesday…
Continue ReadingFeds say police found a pickup truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls
An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building…
Continue ReadingDemocratic National Committee eyes new mandate in post-Trump era
The Democratic National Committee is on the precipice of a dramatic change, shifting its role from oppositional force challenging Donald Trump at…
Continue ReadingIllinois Republican congresswoman apologizes for invoking Hitler as she faces calls to resign
Republican US Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois issued an apology Friday after invoking Adolf Hitler during a speech earlier in the week — comments…
Continue ReadingPope Francis says violence at the US Capitol must be ‘condemned’
Pope Francis said in a recent interview that the violence that broke out at the United States Capitol building on Wednesday “must be…
Continue ReadingTrump pressured Georgia elections investigator to ‘find the fraud’ in 2020 election
President Donald Trump last month urged the chief investigator for the Georgia secretary of state’s office to “find the fraud” in…
Continue ReadingPentagon and DC officials trade barbs over handling of Capitol riot as Army considers giving weapons to National Guard
As a mob of Trump supporters invaded the Capitol in Washington and breached the American legislature for the first time since 1814, efforts to…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Biden will release nearly all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose
President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release nearly every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks Trump administration asylum rule from taking effect
A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping asylum rule that had been scheduled to take effect nationwide in a matter of days, issuing yet another…
Continue ReadingDemocratic momentum builds for potential fast-track impeachment next week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment next week if President Donald Trump doesn’t…
Continue ReadingAs riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election
President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US…
Continue ReadingWhite House warned governors about ‘USA variant’ of Covid-19, but no such discovery has been made
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shot down reports from the White House coronavirus task force that warned states of a more…
Continue ReadingAmericans watched the Capitol riot in ‘horror’ and ‘disgust.’ Here’s what they told us.
Sadness, fear and outrage. Calls to “lock them up,” and yet … also “heartbreak” at the state of the nation. Comparisons…
Continue ReadingTrump administration strikes parting blow at Medicaid with Tennessee block grant
Just days before leaving office, the Trump administration took a step toward fulfilling a long-held Republican dream of curbing Medicaid costs and…
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Twitter bans President Trump permanently
Twitter has suspended President Donald Trump from its platform, the company said Friday…
Continue ReadingThe week in 19 headlines
Trying to condense all that took place this week into a few headlines is a near impossible task. So much happened. Democrats will take control of the…
Continue ReadingMurkowski becomes first GOP senator to call on Trump to resign
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is calling on President Donald Trump to resign following the riots at the Capitol on Wednesday, making her the first…
Continue ReadingDavid Perdue concedes Georgia Senate race to Jon Ossoff
Georgia Sen. David Perdue has conceded the Georgia US Senate runoff race to Jon Ossoff, he announced Friday, making it official that Democrats will…
Continue ReadingFederal murder investigation to be opened in Capitol Police officer’s death
Prosecutors in the US Attorney’s office plan to open a federal murder investigation into the death of Brian D. Sicknick, a US Capitol Police…
Continue ReadingMonterey County Supervisors to discuss resolution calling for impeachment
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, and they are expected to consider a…
Continue ReadingMultiple Republicans are considering supporting impeachment, sources say
A growing number of Republicans want President Donald Trump to leave office before January 20, with some top lawmakers telling CNN they are…
Continue ReadingLehigh University has rescinded Trump’s honorary degree
Lehigh University, a private college in Pennsylvania, has revoked the honorary degree it awarded President Donald Trump more than 30 years ago. The…
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Pelosi, Democrats lay plans for swift Trump impeachment
Democrats laid plans Friday for impeaching President Donald Trump, even as he’s headed out of the White House,…
Continue ReadingDominion Voting sues Trump lawyer Powell for defamation, seeking $1.3 billion in damages
Dominion Voting Systems has filed suit against Sidney Powell, the lawyer who pushed false election claims for the Trump campaign, claiming defamation…
Continue ReadingSolarWinds hackers gave themselves top administrative privileges to spy on victims undetected, DHS says
The Russia-linked hackers behind a devastating breach of US government and commercial networks gave themselves top administrative privileges,…
Continue ReadingOfficials say man seen in viral photograph at Nancy Pelosi’s desk arrested
The man photographed sitting at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk during Wednesday’s riots in the US Capitol has been arrested and…
Continue ReadingWhite House in ‘crisis management’ mode: lawyers being consulted about potential impeachment
Outside lawyers are being sought for consultation by the White House about the prospect of a last minute, rapid impeachment of President Donald…
Continue ReadingBrad Raffensperger intends to certify results of Georgia’s Senate runoffs by January 20
Georgia’s top elections official will certify the results of runoffs that will tip the power balance of the Senate to Democrats as soon as…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia GOP state lawmaker who stormed US Capitol faces criminal charge
A West Virginia Republican state lawmaker who recorded himself storming the US Capitol during a deadly riot there earlier this week is facing a…
Continue ReadingBiden touts gender parity and diversity of his Cabinet
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced key nominees for his economic and jobs team, including Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo for commerce…
Continue ReadingPelosi says she spoke to Gen. Milley about Trump and the nuclear codes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a letter on Friday that she spoke with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley says Trump’s post-election actions will be ‘judged harshly by history’
Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley distanced herself from her onetime boss, President Donald Trump, in a closed-door speech on Thursday night, telling…
Continue ReadingPompeo met with Biden’s secretary of state pick for first time
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be his successor, for the first time since he…
Continue ReadingJosh Hawley’s ploy to be a pro-Trump hero results in withering blowback
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley offered pro-Trump demonstrators who stood outside the Capitol a raised fist salute as he walked into the Senate early on…
Continue ReadingPelosi tells caucus there’s more Democratic support for impeachment than in 2019
House Democrats are furious at President Donald Trump and are quickly building momentum to move on impeachment in the next several days — as…
Continue ReadingWhite House task force says there could be a fast-spreading ‘USA variant’ of coronavirus
The US may have its own version of a more transmissible coronavirus and that might be helping fuel the already aggressive spread of the virus, the…
Continue ReadingUS diplomats draft memo calling on Pompeo to denounce Trump
US diplomats are calling on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to denounce President Donald Trump’s role in the violent insurrection attempt on the…
Continue ReadingWhite House counsel considering resigning, source says
White House counsel Pat Cipollone is considering resigning, sources familiar with his thinking tell CNN. Since the election, he had considered it…
Continue ReadingBiden to take train to Washington for inauguration, moving forward to ‘not be deterred’ by violence or virus
Joe Biden will begin his new journey as the 46th President of the United States in a familiar way: riding Amtrak from Wilmington to Washington. A day…
Continue ReadingRead: Pelosi’s letter on speaking with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs about Trump and the nuclear codes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her members in a letter Friday that she spoke to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley about President…
Continue ReadingWhat you need to know about Biden’s nominees
President-elect Joe Biden has moved swiftly to build out his administration, naming his choices for Cabinet posts such as secretary of state,…
Continue ReadingBiden to introduce commerce and labor secretary nominees Friday
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday will introduce his nominees for commerce and labor secretary and other members of his economic and jobs team at…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats consider mid-next week for possible vote on Trump’s second impeachment
House Democrats are furious at President Donald Trump and are quickly building momentum to move on impeachment of Trump in the next several days…
Continue ReadingBrad Raffensperger intends to certify results of Georgia’s Senate runoffs by January 20 but can’t say for sure
Georgia’s top elections official will certify the results of runoffs that will tip the power balance of the Senate to Democrats as soon as…
Continue ReadingTrump, pressured into video concession, faces uncertain final stretch
President Donald Trump’s top aides delivered a blunt warning to him Thursday as he sat sullenly in the West Wing and watched as his Republican…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats eye quick impeachment vote if Pence rebuffs attempt to remove Trump from office
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are considering a lightning-quick impeachment process if Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet…
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